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==Under Construction==
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==Getting started==
[https://catagolue.hatsya.com/object/xp0_book/b3s23 xp0_book]
===Download the LifeViewer plug-in===
 
*Use this link: [http://lazyslug.com/lifeview/plugin/js/release/ download]
*[[User:Book/Sandbox|My sandbox]]
*The javascript code will be displayed in your browser
*[[User:Book/Sandbox/WIP]]
*Right-click in the browser window and choose "Save as..."
*[[User:Book/Sandbox/WIP2]]
===Add a LifeViewer <meta> tag in the <head> section of your web page===
 
<pre>&lt;meta name="LifeViewer" content="viewer textarea"></pre>
==Principles for Editing the Wiki==
===Add the LifeViewer plug-in the &lt;head> section of your web page===
*The wiki should be authoritative and substantive
<pre>&lt;script src="lv-plugin.js">&lt;/script></pre>
*The wiki should be welcoming to the uninitiated and casual user as well as the expert
===Add a LifeViewer &lt;div> in the &lt;body> section of your web page===
*Err on the side of explaining concepts and terminology
<pre>
*Err on the side of giving/showing examples
&lt;div class="viewer">
*CGOL is visual: show stuff
&lt;textarea></textarea>&lt;br>&lt;canvas width="480" height="480"></canvas>
*Avoid dead links as much as possible (shed the red)
&lt;/div>
*Upload missing pattern static images
</pre>
===Missing image report===
{{Purge}} {{#dpl:category=Pages with broken file links|notnamespace=User|notnamespace=Talk}}
 
==Toolkit==
[https://golhobby.com/ Use these tools here]
*Pattern Manager (PatMan)
**Organize your patterns
**View them in LifeViewer
*Pattern Lookup
**Look up a pattern by name and/or apgcode
**View it in Catagolue
**View it in LifeWiki
**View it in LifeViewer
**Get its RLE
*Tidy RLE
**Replaces enhanced RLE characters with o's and b's
**Removes trailing b's from rows
**Compresses repeating characters (e.g. 3ooo2o becomes 7o)
**Assures each line is ≤70 characters but as close to 70 as possible and does not end in a number
**Calculates bounding box
*IMG to RLE - get an RLE from a pattern image
*RLE to PNG - get a static png file from an RLE
*RLE to SVG - get a static svg file from an RLE
*RLE to Plaintext - convert an RLE to plaintext
*Plaintext to 2RLE -  convert plaintext to an RLE
**Also handles 1 and 0 as well as O and .
**Also handles Life 1.05 (* and .)
*Apgcode to PNG - get a static png file from an apgcode
*Apgcode to RLE - convert an apgcode to an RLE
*Integer to Life Digits RLE - convert an integer to a Life Digits RLE
*Frequency Class Calculator
*Frequency Calculator (from FC)

Latest revision as of 20:06, 17 February 2023

3o$o2bo12bo$3o3b3o2b3o2bobo$o2bo2bobo2bobo2b2o$3o3b3o2b3o2bobo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 ]]
Lifespan 4700
(click above to open LifeViewer)

xp0_book

Principles for Editing the Wiki

  • The wiki should be authoritative and substantive
  • The wiki should be welcoming to the uninitiated and casual user as well as the expert
  • Err on the side of explaining concepts and terminology
  • Err on the side of giving/showing examples
  • CGOL is visual: show stuff
  • Avoid dead links as much as possible (shed the red)
  • Upload missing pattern static images

Missing image report

Purge the cache of this page or consider doing a null edit

Toolkit

Use these tools here

  • Pattern Manager (PatMan)
    • Organize your patterns
    • View them in LifeViewer
  • Pattern Lookup
    • Look up a pattern by name and/or apgcode
    • View it in Catagolue
    • View it in LifeWiki
    • View it in LifeViewer
    • Get its RLE
  • Tidy RLE
    • Replaces enhanced RLE characters with o's and b's
    • Removes trailing b's from rows
    • Compresses repeating characters (e.g. 3ooo2o becomes 7o)
    • Assures each line is ≤70 characters but as close to 70 as possible and does not end in a number
    • Calculates bounding box
  • IMG to RLE - get an RLE from a pattern image
  • RLE to PNG - get a static png file from an RLE
  • RLE to SVG - get a static svg file from an RLE
  • RLE to Plaintext - convert an RLE to plaintext
  • Plaintext to 2RLE - convert plaintext to an RLE
    • Also handles 1 and 0 as well as O and .
    • Also handles Life 1.05 (* and .)
  • Apgcode to PNG - get a static png file from an apgcode
  • Apgcode to RLE - convert an apgcode to an RLE
  • Integer to Life Digits RLE - convert an integer to a Life Digits RLE
  • Frequency Class Calculator
  • Frequency Calculator (from FC)